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(b) to be informed in legible writing, in a language that he or she understands,
of the nature of and reasons for the charge;
(c) to be given adequate time and facilities to prepare a defence, including if
he or she so requests, a right of access to witness statements;
(d) to defend himself or herself in person or to be represented at his or her
own expense by a legal practitioner of his or her own choice, and to be
informed promptly of this right or, if he or she does not have sufficient
means to engage a legal practitioner and the interests of justice so require,
to be given the services of a legal practitioner under a scheme for legal aid
by the Legal Aid Commission, and to be informed promptly of this right;
(e) to be informed in advance of the evidence on which the prosecution intends
to rely, and to have reasonable access to that evidence;
(f)
to a public trial before a court of law, unless the interests of justice otherwise
require;
(g) to have the trial begin and conclude without unreasonable delay;
(h) to be present when being tried, unless—
(i)
the court is satisfied that the person has been served with a summons
or similar process requiring his or her attendance at the trial, and has
chosen not to attend; or
(ii)
the conduct of the person is such that the continuation of the
proceedings in his or her presence is impracticable and the court has
ordered him or her to be removed and the trial to proceed in his or
her absence;
(i)
to be tried in a language that the person understands or, if that is not
practicable, to have the proceedings interpreted in such a language at State
expense;
(j)
to remain silent, not to testify during the proceedings, and not to be
compelled to give self-incriminating evidence, and not to have adverse
inference drawn from the exercise of any of these rights;
(k) not to have unlawfully obtained evidence adduced against him or her unless
the interests of justice require it to be admitted;
(l)
to call witnesses and present evidence, and to challenge evidence presented
against him or her;
(m) to a copy of the record of proceedings within a reasonable period of time
and on payment of a reasonably prescribed fee;